but there's a certain je ne sais quoi that stops me liking it that much. I guess it's maybe a bit too maudlin and weepy for me. I always lean towards his more blood drenched, Old Testament referencing work though.

My personal favourite Nick Cave album is Tender Prey and think it could and should be seen as the album that is most "him", nahmean? To me it epitomises everything about Nick Cave. After that, it's probably Let Love In, because it's dead good and "accessible" and stuff.

there's something about the overall style of the album that makes it hang together really well, so that otherwise average songs like There Is A Kingdom work better.

Having done this thread a million times the general consensus seems to be that the albums are too diverse to pick an overall favourite, everyone always ends up grouping them into categories. And then saying Nocturama is shit.